playing emulators/homebrew on fat style psp

[baad bwoy]

Hi

I have just bought myself a fat style psp 1000 from someone on this site, very pleased with it, and I would like to run some emulators on it.

It currently has firmware version 3.90 on it, and I havent a clue how to get it running the emulators,

I tried doing some research, but there seem to be so many guides...talk of 'pandora batterys' and so many versions of firmware, that I am finding it all extremely confusing.

I wondered if a kind person could help with this, by either pointing me in the direction of a beginners guide, or otherwise provide a very simple set of instuctions.

thanks in advance

[Pavey]

You need a Pandora battery to install custom firmware on it, aswell as a memory card with the files on it. I can supply you with that, just need the battery. Maybe buy one, about ?12, then flog it on.

[Pavey]

This is a little gadget you put your standard battery in, flick a switch, and it turns it into the Pandora/service battery.

Mod the psp, put the battery back in the tool, change it back and away you go.

You then just put the emulators on the psp.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/battery-service-Convert-normal-Pandora/dp/B00171U8MG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231703004&sr=8-8

[Pavey]

Memory stick -

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5172885/Sony-4GB-Pro-Duo-Mark-2-Memory-Stick/Product.html

[MyNameIsBruce]

Sorry to butt in here but on a similar topic is there much difference in the emulators with the slim PSP due to the extra memory in it? I am interested in one but I think the last time I tried running some Capcom arcade games on the old fat one they ran a little slow

[Pavey]

Not sure to be honest mate, i only have a fat one ( ), as that gives me bad enough hand cramps so never bothered with a slim.

Guess someone else can tell you.